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Originally Posted by jackie_w
@MariusMasalar,
I, too, enjoyed your article  Although your assessment of what features are 'most important' for you don't match my own, I thought you presented a fair comparison of the pros and cons of the 2 brands. |
I agree with this.
I went with the H2O for a few reasons.
- The larger screen (6.8" vs. 6"). The 6.8" screen feel larger, but not too much larger
- The ability to use my own choice of fonts. I like being able to modify most fonts (if needed) so they look better on screen and I like being able to install fonts that I want to use.
- Typography is better on the H2O. It supports Kerning (if the font does) and it support hyphenation to help get rid of the wide gaps
- More control over margins, line-height, and font size. The Kindle is very limited in these aspects.
- The front light. The front light of the H2O is (overall) might more even. It doesn't have color shifts like a lot of Kindles do. It's was really bad with the PW1 and it's better with the PW2, but not better enough. And even the Voyage has color shifting issues.
- Collections. With a Kobo, I can have Calibre create collections for me as needed when side loading eBooks. That cannot do that on the Kindle as Amazon has removed that functionality.
- card slot. I like that the Kobo has a card slot. I have not used it, but if I ever wanted to use it, it would be there. The card slot is another feature Amazon has removed from the Kindle line.
As far as Calibre goes, I don't think it is hideous. In fact, Calibre helps make it easy to find books and to manage them on a Kobo or Kindle. There is a learning curve to using Calibre, but it's not all that difficult. And if you have any questions, come to MR and you can get help here.